Straight Up Street

Tag: street photography

  • We Talking About Practice

    We Talking About Practice

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    As someone who grew up playing sports all year round — baseball, basketball, golf, football, running, hell, even ping pong — it’s been my main frame of reference for the practice of street photography I discovered in my 30s. So when I picked it back up in August, I focused on just that: its practice.…

  • Falling back to Flash

    Falling back to Flash

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    As fall transitions to winter and the year marches to a close, the main change I notice is the shortening of the day. The sun sets sooner and sooner and then, whack, “fall back” happens the first Sunday of November and the light is gone well before 5 p.m. Darkness for rush hour for the…

  • MAG MILE Zine Has Dropped

    MAG MILE Zine Has Dropped

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    MAG MILE is here! It’s the first street photography zine from Amado de Leon (@photoarchival) and it’s a memorable one. Self-published by Amado, it’s packed with 62 photos all captured candid on the famous “Magnificent Mile” in Chicago. I’m proud of Amado for putting this publication together, having witnessed each step in its development over the course…

  • Back on the Streets in Chicago

    Back on the Streets in Chicago

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    After a 3-year hiatus, it feels great to be shooting street photography again in Chicago — especially with my main squeeze, Amado (@photoarchival). Here are highlights from being back on the streets since August I put into a 90-second video. Below is a gallery of some of the photos featured in the video. I’ve shot…

  • Video Review: My Latest Prints

    Video Review: My Latest Prints

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    As I’ve continued to shoot with film this summer, in lieu of paying for digital scans when I turn over my roll for development, I’ve purchased 4×6 prints. My camera store offers complimentary copies, which further sweetens the deal, particularly as I have the intention of both collecting my favorites in books and periodically gifting…

  • Todd Gross Returns In A Big Way

    Todd Gross Returns In A Big Way

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    Todd Gross has returned. (To Instagram, that is.) He’s one of the few photographers for whom I have post notifications turned on. For almost a year, there weren’t any posts or attendant notifications from his account. But that all changed on March 19th. And there’s been a steady string of superlative photos since (see below).…